As I am not dependent on a dll anyone could place that dll in the Diversica mod and use it. That would fix that issue.
Yes... certainly so... but you also have to remember a LOT of the folks who use the mods the mod-community provides...
A) Aren't aware of every mod out there
B) Usually pick one or two-mods at best and stick to them
C) Don't want to mess with DLLs or XML changes in any way shape or form (scared/inexperienced/stand-off-ish)
D) Aren't aware/informed about what is and isn't combineable in mods (some might think Lt.Bob's is a mod on it's own and not mixable with others)
I've been doing game mods for a LOOOOOONG time... it's been my experience (and it's just as applicable now as it was 10 years ago) that for every person very knowledgeable about how to change/mix/combine mods, there's 3 or 4 people that just want to plug-in one mod and be done with it... they don't want to alter anything on their own... just unzip and go.
While I don't have any scientific research to back me up, I'll bet you this Mamba... for every 10 people who play your mod, 2 or 3 of them are experienced users who try differant mods and mix them up or alter them for their own liking... 7 or 8 of them probably just unzip your mod, use it as-is, and it might be the only mod they ever use.
That's why I included it in my mod... I figure all 10 out of 10 that use my mod will benefit... if you're one of the 2 or 3 "mod-power-users" (out of 10), you can either delete, modify or replace the DLL in my mod with something else if so desired... if you're the 7 or 8 "average-joe-users" (out of 10) that just want to unzip and play, then they get all the benefits without having to look around.
If on the other hand, you just assume "ah, they can plug-in their own DLL", I would bet only those 2 or 3 power users (out of 10) will ever know that, and most folks who might enjoy such a feature would never know how on their own, or even that they could.
That's my take on it... I have nothing to back up my thoughts other then my experience modding for many games over the years... for every power-user who will modify/alter a mod, there's a LOT of people that just take the mod straight-up and don't change a thing... usually because they lack experience in changing game code on their own.
I included the DLL and the Nuclear Fallout changes in my mod by default, because it's both something I wanted, and I also believe that more people then not would appreciate and like the change.
That's my 2-cents on the matter, but I could be totally wrong... maybe everybody who downloads a mod is a power-user and changes everything around to their own liking... who knows.
Once I move to WoC I will be dependent on the WoC dll however, not sure if that includes this feature (it does include the Bhruic changes and more civs).
If it doesn't include the Nuclear Fallout change/option, it should... folks should ask the DLL author about it and see if it too could be included... I think if more people knew about it, it would be
almost as popular as Bhruic's patch!